SunnySun
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For a while, I have thought that I should seek help from a professional. I have things going on right now that I thought I'd handle well, but I think it is actually difficult for me. Sometimes I think I just need to talk. Sometimes my mom's anxiety seem to rub on me because I want to feel positive, but I can tell that it's difficult for her to be positive. I worry about it, then I feel anxious and down. I worry about what she feels.
My mom is also going through anxiety and depression, but she is not the one to get help due to past experiences with psychologists just listening and offering pills with no actual help to overcome the core problems.
I think some of that is rubbing on me too. I realize that I have to find help for myself. I try to talk to my mom, but when I talk about what's on in my mind, it's a burden for her because they are problems that she also has. I can't do 'talk therapy' with her. She feels that I am actually talking about dumb stuff. Of course, that's what an anxious and depressed person will think, but they are problems to me.
As a result, I feel that I am also developing OCD that's getting out of control sometimes. Usually worse at night when I feel I didn't get something done or I know I have to get it done resulting in delayed time in getting the work I need done.
I want to seek help, but I worry that the psychologist will just offer me pills. I am a big believer that I should start out by talk therapy and getting to know me well before writing out a Rx. My mom fears me getting any medications because she's had them before given for a brief amount of time and realized that when she got off of it, she felt that she couldn't do without it.
Sometimes, I wake up in the morning or some days and feel like why should I seek help. The emotions are different, but I realize that at night I sometimes blow up or get cranky. I know that the underlying problem is actually my feelings about the changes and things I really have to do. For example, I was going to school, and I knew that I had a test coming up. I'd get cranky, but once the test was over I was not fighting or getting cranky. If I had to do something coming up, I realize that I get better once that thing is done.
I am sick of fighting about stupid things, but I know they are stresses that I can't talk to my mom about because she will just dismiss it as nothing to worry about.
I am thinking, should I see a counselor, therpaist, psychologist, psychiatrist? What are the differences?
I have seen a therapist whom was recommeded by someone who thought she was good, but I stayed a long time to give her a chance. I didn't feel no help. She was writing many things down that it made me feel nervous. She also wanted to give me pills without diagnosing me properly. She just wanted to see if it worked.
My mom is also going through anxiety and depression, but she is not the one to get help due to past experiences with psychologists just listening and offering pills with no actual help to overcome the core problems.
I think some of that is rubbing on me too. I realize that I have to find help for myself. I try to talk to my mom, but when I talk about what's on in my mind, it's a burden for her because they are problems that she also has. I can't do 'talk therapy' with her. She feels that I am actually talking about dumb stuff. Of course, that's what an anxious and depressed person will think, but they are problems to me.
As a result, I feel that I am also developing OCD that's getting out of control sometimes. Usually worse at night when I feel I didn't get something done or I know I have to get it done resulting in delayed time in getting the work I need done.
I want to seek help, but I worry that the psychologist will just offer me pills. I am a big believer that I should start out by talk therapy and getting to know me well before writing out a Rx. My mom fears me getting any medications because she's had them before given for a brief amount of time and realized that when she got off of it, she felt that she couldn't do without it.
Sometimes, I wake up in the morning or some days and feel like why should I seek help. The emotions are different, but I realize that at night I sometimes blow up or get cranky. I know that the underlying problem is actually my feelings about the changes and things I really have to do. For example, I was going to school, and I knew that I had a test coming up. I'd get cranky, but once the test was over I was not fighting or getting cranky. If I had to do something coming up, I realize that I get better once that thing is done.
I am sick of fighting about stupid things, but I know they are stresses that I can't talk to my mom about because she will just dismiss it as nothing to worry about.
I am thinking, should I see a counselor, therpaist, psychologist, psychiatrist? What are the differences?
I have seen a therapist whom was recommeded by someone who thought she was good, but I stayed a long time to give her a chance. I didn't feel no help. She was writing many things down that it made me feel nervous. She also wanted to give me pills without diagnosing me properly. She just wanted to see if it worked.
